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Israel Not to Blame: False Photo Caption Corrected

The following two photos attributed to Hatem Moussa of the Associated Press appeared in a Daily Telegraph photo montage: In the first caption, the fire at the Karni Crossing was attributed to shelling while the…

Simon Plosker
July 13, 2014
12:00 am

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The following two photos attributed to Hatem Moussa of the Associated Press appeared in a Daily Telegraph photo montage:

In the first caption, the fire at the Karni Crossing was attributed to shelling while the second photo caption was more specific, claiming that the cargo terminal was “shelled by Israeli tanks.”

It would be unthinkable that Israel were to attack its own crossing through which cargo goods enter the Gaza Strip. Indeed, the IDF has confirmed that the fire was a result of a Palestinian rocket that fell short.

Credit to the Daily Telegraph for promptly amending the captions when informed of the error by HonestReporting.

UPDATE

HonestReporting was also in contact with AP, which was responsible for supplying these photos and captions to numerous media outlets around the world. AP has now amended the captions on the offending photos.

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Tags: AP, Associated Press, Daily Telegraph, Gaza, Hatem Moussa, IDF, Karni Crossing, Operation Protective Edge, palestinians, photo bias, rockets, success

Simon Plosker

With over two decades of experience in various non-governmental organizations in the UK and Israel, Simon Plosker returned to HonestReporting in October 2022 as Editorial Director having previously been part of the organization’s management team from 2005 to 2020. Prior to his first spell at HonestReporting, Simon worked in Israel for NGO Monitor, BICOM, and served for a short period in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. He was Managing Editor of the Geneva-based NGO United Nations Watch for two years before moving back to the frontline defending Israel from media bias. Simon has a BSoc.Sc in International Studies and Political Science from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in History of International Relations from the London School of Economics. He immigrated to Israel in 2001 from London.

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